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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Xinglong |
| Discovery date | February 6, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10930 |
| Named after | Jin Yong |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 CR2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3625740 |
| Peri | 2.7458886 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1009559 |
| Orbital period | 1949.6259967 |
| Mean anomaly | 129.11061 |
| Inclination | 10.23548 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 165.51124 |
| Argument of peri | 189.10943 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
10930 Jinyong (1998 CR2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 6, 1998 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong. It is named after Chinese author Jin Yong, whose birthdate falls on the same day the asteroid was discovered.[1]
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